Nanny’s car is falling apart

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You cannot force her to go into debt and buy a new car! You are ridiculous. If you don't like her car then you BUY a car for her to use. Your entitlement is beyond comprehension.

Your reading comprehension needs some work. I said I didn’t want to tell her to buy a new car, so I’m looking for another solution.

You put it down as option #1. So pp reading comprehension is fine.

You need to provide the car. Buy it, lease it, whatever. This is your problem not your nanny’s.

She accepted the position on terms that were not related to the condition of her car.

[Anonymous]

I had an employer who was very embarrassed of my car. It was extremely old, beaten up, but clean. I had no money to buy a new one They paid me low wages and tried to sort of “hide” the car away from their expensive BMWs. I eventually parked across the street. But I’ll always remember how ashamed I felt and vowed I would never comment on an employee’s mode of transportation unless I was ready to pay for it.

[Anonymous]

Have you seen the price of used cars? Most likely more than you pay her in a year

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Anonymous wrote:You cannot force her to go into debt and buy a new car! You are ridiculous. If you don't like her car then you BUY a car for her to use. Your entitlement is beyond comprehension.

Your reading comprehension needs some work. I said I didn’t want to tell her to buy a new car, so I’m looking for another solution.

Not to defend first PP but you did say "1. Tell her to buy a new car."

If you buy a used car, who pays the insurance? Under her name or your name. I assume title will be under your name. That may get conflicted.

What if have HER lease a car and you make the payment as long as she is employed by you?

Hard no. OP will fire her and then she will be stuck with an expensive payment? Not reasonable.

But really, what would have happened if the kids had been with her during the key issue? They’d get an Uber. Not a big deal.

The appropriate response is to do nothing. It doesn’t appear the car is unsafe.

She would have gotten an Uber that had 2 car seats?

If you weren’t Ok with that as a one time thing she could wait for you to pick them up with your car. It’s not a big deal.

These are such minor car problems…most people with older vehicles occasionally need them repaired. That doesn’t mean they are unsafe. It’s a minor inconvenience.

My point was more that I don’t know if it’s even possible to get an Uber with two car seats.

The day that this happened, it was over 100 degrees outside. I had our car for a client meeting about an hour outside of DC.

But if her car was right there, wouldn't she have had YOUR car seats with her? She could have just installed them in an Uber?

Because the whole point was that she couldn’t get her car open. The key fob wasn’t working and for some reason, the physical key wasn’t working either.

Not all ubers will allow carseats... they can damage seats, especially if improperly installed.